Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/utils/String/ismemberi.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/utils/String/ismemberi.m	(revision 1643)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/utils/String/ismemberi.m	(revision 1643)
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+function flag=ismemberi(string,list),
+%ISMEMBERI - return 1 if a string belongs to a list (case insensitive)
+%
+%   same function as Matlab's ismember except that it
+%   is case insensitive
+%
+%   Usage:
+%      flag=ismemberi(string,list);
+%
+%   Example:
+%      flag=ismemberi('test','{'test1','test2','test3'});
+
+if ~iscell(list)
+	error('ismemberi error message: the list of string must be a cell!')
+end
+
+%initialize output
+flag=0;
+
+%go through the list
+for i=1:length(list),
+	if strcmpi(string,list{i}),
+		flag=1;
+		return
+	end
+end